The song was written by Alban with Kristian Lundin and John Amatiello, and produced by Denniz PoP.

In comparison with the previous Dr Alban's singles, the song met a smaller success.

Tony Cross from Smash Hits gave "Away from Home" three out of five, complimenting it as "pure pop reggae".

[1] "Away from Home" entered the European airplay chart Border Breakers at number 21 on 25 June 1994 due to crossover airplay in West Central-, East Central-, North- and South-Europe, and peaked at number five on 23 July.

[2] The accompanying music video for "Away from Home" was directed by Jonathan Bate.